Molecular mechanism of anaerobic ammonium oxidation

Nature

Volumn 479, Issue 7371, 2011, Pages 127-130

  Kartal, Boran ^a   Maalcke, Wouter J ^a   De Almeida, Naomi M ^a   Cirpus, Irina ^a   Gloerich, Jolein ^b   Geerts, Wim ^a   Op Den Camp, Huub J M ^a   Harhangi, Harry R ^a   Janssen Megens, Eva M ^c   Francoijs, Kees Jan ^c   Stunnenberg, Hendrik G ^c   Keltjens, Jan T ^a   Jetten, Mike S M ^d   Strous, Marc ^a,e  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ENZYME; HYDRAZINE; HYDRAZINE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL BONDING; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXIDATION; PROTEIN;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; KUENENIA STUTTGARTIENSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NITROGEN CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURNOVER TIME;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIOSIS; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOCATALYSIS; HYDRAZINES; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

LACUNA;

EID: 80455122803     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature10453     Document Type: Article

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